# paras
## English
### Noun

paras
* plural of para

### Anagrams

* Parsa, APARs, Psara, parsa, paars, apars, Raaps, apsar

## Asturian
### Verb

paras
* second-person singular present subjunctive of parar

## Bikol Central
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pa‧ras
* IPA: /paˈɾas/ [paˈɾas]

### Noun

parás
* an elevated path created across water or wet land, such as in a rice paddy

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pa‧ras
* IPA: /paˈɾas/ [pɐˈɾ̪as̪]

### Noun

paras
* a vineyard
* a grapevine; the plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow

### Adjective

paras
* uncouth

## Dupaningan Agta
### Noun

paras
* wind

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognate with Finnish paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorre.

### Adjective

paras (genitive paraja, partitive parajat or parast, comparative parajam, superlative kõige parajam)
* suitable, appropriate, proper, fitting
    Need saapad on mulle parajad.These boots are fitting for me.
* big, nice
    Ta on üks paras jõmpsikas.He's a big brat.

#### Inflection
### Interjection

paras
* Expresses schadenfreude
    Ta sai peksa. Paras talle!He got beaten up. Good for him!

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* parhain, parahin

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras, derived from Proto-Finno-Permic *para (“good, suitable, fitting”). Cognate with Estonian paras, Võro paras, Northern Sami buorrẹ, Erzya паро (paro), Moksha пара (para), Komi-Zyrian бур (bur), Udmurt бур (bur), Eastern Mari поро (poro, “good”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝s̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑs
* Hyphenation: pa‧ras

### Adjective

paras
* superlative degree of hyvä: best
    paras mahdollinen ― the best possible
    maailman parhaaksi ― for the good of the world
    Hän on maailman paras juoksija.He is the best runner in the world.
    Sinun olisi parasta olla hiljaa.You had better be silent.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of paras (Kotus type 41*/vieras, h-∅ gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
parhaani
parhaani
accusative
nom.
parhaani
parhaani
gen.
parhaani
genitive
parhaani
parhaideni parhaitteni parasteni $^{rare}$
partitive
parastani
parhaitani
inessive
parhaassani
parhaissani
elative
parhaastani
parhaistani
illative
parhaaseeni
parhaisiini parhaihini $^{rare}$
adessive
parhaallani
parhaillani
ablative
parhaaltani
parhailtani
allative
parhaalleni
parhailleni
essive
parhaanani
parhainani
translative
parhaakseni
parhaikseni
abessive
parhaattani
parhaittani
instructive
comitative
—parhaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
parhaasi
parhaasi
accusative
nom.
parhaasi
parhaasi
gen.
parhaasi
genitive
parhaasi
parhaidesi parhaittesi parastesi $^{rare}$
partitive
parastasi
parhaitasi
inessive
parhaassasi
parhaissasi
elative
parhaastasi
parhaistasi
illative
parhaaseesi
parhaisiisi parhaihisi $^{rare}$
adessive
parhaallasi
parhaillasi
ablative
parhaaltasi
parhailtasi
allative
parhaallesi
parhaillesi
essive
parhaanasi
parhainasi
translative
parhaaksesi
parhaiksesi
abessive
parhaattasi
parhaittasi
instructive
comitative
—parhainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
parhaamme
parhaamme
accusative
nom.
parhaamme
parhaamme
gen.
parhaamme
genitive
parhaamme
parhaidemme parhaittemme parastemme $^{rare}$
partitive
parastamme
parhaitamme
inessive
parhaassamme
parhaissamme
elative
parhaastamme
parhaistamme
illative
parhaaseemme
parhaisiimme parhaihimme $^{rare}$
adessive
parhaallamme
parhaillamme
ablative
parhaaltamme
parhailtamme
allative
parhaallemme
parhaillemme
essive
parhaanamme
parhainamme
translative
parhaaksemme
parhaiksemme
abessive
parhaattamme
parhaittamme
instructive
comitative
—parhainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
parhaanne
parhaanne
accusative
nom.
parhaanne
parhaanne
gen.
parhaanne
genitive
parhaanne
parhaidenne parhaittenne parastenne $^{rare}$
partitive
parastanne
parhaitanne
inessive
parhaassanne
parhaissanne
elative
parhaastanne
parhaistanne
illative
parhaaseenne
parhaisiinne parhaihinne $^{rare}$
adessive
parhaallanne
parhaillanne
ablative
parhaaltanne
parhailtanne
allative
parhaallenne
parhaillenne
essive
parhaananne
parhainanne
translative
parhaaksenne
parhaiksenne
abessive
parhaattanne
parhaittanne
instructive
comitative
—parhainenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
parhaansa
parhaansa
accusative
nom.
parhaansa
parhaansa
gen.
parhaansa
genitive
parhaansa
parhaidensa parhaittensa parastensa $^{rare}$
partitive
parastaan parastansa
parhaitaan parhaitansa
inessive
parhaassaan parhaassansa
parhaissaan parhaissansa
elative
parhaastaan parhaastansa
parhaistaan parhaistansa
illative
parhaaseensa
parhaisiinsa parhaihinsa $^{rare}$
adessive
parhaallaan parhaallansa
parhaillaan parhaillansa
ablative
parhaaltaan parhaaltansa
parhailtaan parhailtansa
allative
parhaalleen parhaallensa
parhailleen parhaillensa
essive
parhaanaan parhaanansa
parhainaan parhainansa
translative
parhaakseen parhaaksensa
parhaikseen parhaiksensa
abessive
parhaattaan parhaattansa
parhaittaan parhaittansa
instructive
comitative
—parhaineen parhainensa :

#### Antonyms

* huonoin

#### Derived terms

* parahus
* paraslaatuinen
* parhaansa mukaan
* parhaisto
* parhaus

#### Related terms

* parempi

#### Collocations

* olla jonkun omaksi parhaaksi ― to be for one's own good
* koitua jonkun parhaaksi ― to turn out for someone's best
* nähdä parhaaksi ― to see something as one's best option
    Näin parhaaksi häipyä paikalta.I saw it best to get out of there.

### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “paras”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

### Further reading

* “paras”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-01-01

### Anagrams

* parsa

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

paras
* second-person singular past historic of parer

### Anagrams

* râpas

## Galician
### Verb

paras
* second-person singular present indicative of parar
* (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present subjunctive of parir

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpa.ras/
* Rhymes: -ras
* Hyphenation: pa‧ras
* Rhymes: -as

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay paras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₂ (“face, looks, appearance”).

#### Noun

paras
* face
    Synonyms: wajah, muka

##### Derived terms

* berparas
* paras air

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay paras, from Javanese ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras, “trimmed; razor”), from Old Javanese paras (“trimmed; razor”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₁ (“shaved off, made smooth”).

#### Adjective

paras
* level
    Synonym: rata

##### Derived terms

* memaras
* pemaras
* separas

### Etymology 3

Inherited from Malay paras, from Javanese ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras, “rock”), from Old Javanese paras (“rock”). Doublet of padas.

#### Noun

paras
* (archaic) rock

##### Derived terms

* paras awan
* paras beku
* paras leleh
* paras pengembunan
* paras pengembunan galikan

### Further reading

* “paras” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paras. Cognates include Finnish paras and Estonian paras.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑrɑz̠]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈpɑrɑs/, [ˈpɑrɑʒ̥]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑs
* Hyphenation: pa‧ras

### Adjective

paras (not comparable)
* best
* favourite

#### Derived terms

* paraikaa
* paraikoi
* pareta

#### Related terms

* paremp (“better”)

#### See also

* hyvä (“good”)

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 384
* Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 74

## Javanese
### Romanization

paras
* Romanization of ꦥꦫꦱ꧀

## Kapampangan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pedas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapəjəs. Doublet of aplas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pəˈɾas/ [pəˈɾäs]
* Hyphenation: pa‧ras

### Noun

paras
* spiciness, pungence

#### Derived terms

* kaparasan
* keparasan
* maparas

### See also

* Paras

## Karao
### Noun

paras
* test

## Karelian
### Adjective

paras
* best

## Ladino
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاره (para), from Persian پاره (pâre, “coin, money”).

### Noun

paras f pl (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פאראס)
* money

## Latin
### Verb

parās
* second-person singular present active indicative of parō

## Maguindanao
### Noun

paras
* face

## Malay
### Noun

paras (Jawi spelling ڤارس, plural paras-paras, informal 1st possessive parasku, 2nd possessive parasmu, 3rd possessive parasnya)
* level (distance relative to a given reference elevation)

### Further reading

* “paras” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maranao
### Noun

paras
* face

## Old Javanese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.ras/
* Rhymes: -ras
* Hyphenation: pa‧ras

### Etymology 1

Unknown, probably affixed karas (“tablet”) +‎ pa-.

#### Noun

paras
* rock
* rocky soil

##### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras), ꦥꦝꦱ꧀ (padhas) (inherited)
** → Indonesian: paras
** → Indonesian: padas

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paras₁ (“shaved off, made smooth”).

#### Noun

paras
* something trimmed
* razor

##### Derived terms

* aparas-paras
* maparas
* paras-paras
* pinaras

##### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦥꦫꦱ꧀ (paras) (inherited)

### Further reading

* "paras" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Portuguese
### Verb

paras
* second-person singular present indicative of parar

## Spanish
### Verb

paras
* second-person singular present indicative of parar
* second-person singular present subjunctive of parir

## Swedish
### Verb

paras
* passive infinitive of para
* present passive of para

### Anagrams

* aspar, raspa, spara